Published : 2024-06-30

The Impact of the Railway on the Spatial and Social Structure of Zamość in the Interwar Period (1918-1939)

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The construction of a railway line to Zamość by the Austrians during the Great War, and its subsequent extension through Werbkowice and Hrubieszów to Volodymyr-Volynskyi, opened a new chapter in the history of the town. Thanks to the railway, Zamość was able to develop economically in the interwar period and reduce the backlog in industry and production which lasted almost a century. High hopes were associated with the presence of the railway. A new group appeared in the social structure of Zamość – railway men, for whom there was initially a lack of company accommodation. The construction of the station led to further investments – the organisation of loading points and a shunting yard including several sidings leading to storage areas and industrial plants, including a power plant. The geographical location of Zamość predisposed it to serve as a junction at the intersection of the planned north-south and east-west main lines. These plans were not implemented before the outbreak of World War II. However, in the social sphere, the railway became a window to the world. The people of Zamość were finally able to travel in comfortable conditions to Warsaw, Lublin, and Lviv, among other places.

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Zamość, railway tourism, railway, railway infrastructure, Zamość station, Nowa Osada freight depot, transport accessibility, PKP network timetable, World War I, interwar period (1919-1939)



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Żygawski, J. (2024). The Impact of the Railway on the Spatial and Social Structure of Zamość in the Interwar Period (1918-1939). Facta Simonidis, 17(1), 253–290. https://doi.org/10.56583/fs.2613

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